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Collin Bennett

Collin Bennett

Phoenix,AZ

Summary

Veteran commercial real estate professional with over 13 years of retail leasing experience and shopping center portfolio management. Versatile history navigating both the ownership and brokerage sides of the business, serving as an in-house leasing manager for multiple publicly traded REITs and as a retail broker representing primarily landlords. Managed multi-state shopping center portfolios with diverse retail asset types. Extensive track record closing high-value lease transactions in major West Coast markets, such as Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. Accustomed to working in fast-paced, sophisticated, and high-pressure environments. Motivated and ready to make a significant impact in my next role and drive overall company revenue.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sales Executive | Digital Marketing Advisor

LoopNet & Ten-X | Costar Group Inc. (NYSE: CSGP)
Phoenix, Arizona
11.2024 - Current
  • Oversee major client accounts and drive new business to the LoopNet and Auctions by Ten-X platforms by cultivating new
    and existing relationships with commercial real estate brokers, owners, investors, and developers.
  • Negotiate new marketing agreements and renewal contracts and develop strategic marketing campaigns that are tailored for clients based off their needs with the intent of maximizing the exposure of their listings online, and provide favorable ROI results through faster transactions, and increased overall deal volume.

Regional Leasing Manager — West Region

Kite Realty Group (NYSE: KRG)
Seattle, WA
10.2021 - 04.2023
  • Managed the leasing efforts for a multi-state shopping center portfolio consisting of 23 major shopping centers across Arizona, California, Nevada, and Washington State, totaling approximately 4.2 million square feet of gross leasable area (GLA).
  • Procured new tenants, negotiated lease and renewal contracts from start to finish, managed third-party listing brokers, implemented strategic marketing initiatives, collaborated with internal real estate departments, such as legal, property management, construction, and tenant coordination, and maintained strong relationships with existing tenants and key industry professionals.

✪ Negotiated and closed 64 retail lease contracts.

✪ Achieved a reportable deal rent spread of >10% on all deals.

✪ Increased the West region's portfolio occupancy to over 97%.

✪ Boosted Net Operating Income (NOI) by ≈$3.8M in incremental NOI.

Senior Leasing Manager — West Region

Retail Properties of America (NYSE: RPAI)
Seattle, WA
08.2019 - 10.2021
  • Spearheaded the leasing efforts for a multi-state portfolio consisting of 18 retail shopping centers across Arizona, California, and Washington State, totaling approximately 3.1 million square feet of gross leasable area.
  • Sourced prospective tenants, negotiated all new leases and renewal contracts, managed third-party listing brokers, reviewed financial statements, developed marketing strategies, and conducted in-depth market and competitor analysis reports.

Leasing Executive — West Region

Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI)
Costa Mesa, CA
02.2017 - 05.2019
  • Led the leasing efforts for the Southern California retail portfolio, consisting of 11 major shopping centers, totaling approximately ≈2.6M sq. ft. of GLA.
  • Sourced new leasing interest, negotiated new leases and renewals, analyzed tenant financial documents, prepared strategic leasing plans, and analyzed market conditions.

Senior Associate — Retail Brokerage

JLL
Los Angeles, CA
05.2015 - 02.2017
  • Served as a retail agency leasing broker and represented 25 retail listings for institutional and privately held ownership clients, while also managing the leasing for Kroger’s excess space portfolio, including 16 Ralph's and Food 4 Less supermarket locations.

Associate—Retail Leasing Specialist

Wilson Retail Group
Los Angeles, CA
01.2013 - 05.2015
  • Served as a retail leasing and sales broker in Southern California, represented up to 20 landlord listings, in addition to several tenant representation accounts.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

University of Hawai’i At Mānoa
Honolulu, HI
12.2012

Skills

  • Portfolio management
  • Transaction oversight
  • Lease contract negotiations
  • Market intelligence
  • Strategic marketing and planning
  • Financial literacy and analysis
  • Communication and relationship building

Certification

• Financial Literacy Certification | The Lipsey Company Course Levels I & II

• Salesperson License | CA Department of Real Estate Credential ID #01950340

Timeline

Sales Executive | Digital Marketing Advisor

LoopNet & Ten-X | Costar Group Inc. (NYSE: CSGP)
11.2024 - Current

Regional Leasing Manager — West Region

Kite Realty Group (NYSE: KRG)
10.2021 - 04.2023

Senior Leasing Manager — West Region

Retail Properties of America (NYSE: RPAI)
08.2019 - 10.2021

Leasing Executive — West Region

Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI)
02.2017 - 05.2019

Senior Associate — Retail Brokerage

JLL
05.2015 - 02.2017

Associate—Retail Leasing Specialist

Wilson Retail Group
01.2013 - 05.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

University of Hawai’i At Mānoa
Collin Bennett